Congratulations to the 2017 Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition finalists. The teams advancing to the final rounds are as follows:
Nate Oesch and Elisabeth Thompson v. AJ Lawton and Ashley Smith
We appreciate the judging assistance in this round of the Hon. Nancy Joseph, Atty. Stephen Cox, Atty. Katherine Hartmann, Atty. Lauren Maddente, Atty. Hannah Schieber Jurss, and Atty. Mary Youssi.
Congratulations to the students in the Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition who have moved on to the semifinal round of the competition. The students will be competing on Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Appellate Courtroom and the Trial Courtroom to determine who will be advancing to the final round on April 11 at 4:00 p.m.
The teams will be paired as follows:
Nate Oesch and Elisabeth Thompson v. Meredith Donaldson and Ben Lucareli
AJ Lawton and Ashley Smith v. Mitch Bailey and Jacob Heuett
Congratulations to all the participants in the competition. We also very much appreciate the judges who grade briefs and participate in the preliminary rounds. This year we had a recent alum, Natalie Schiferl, who travelled all the way from Minnesota to judge the competition. One of the great things about moot court is how active our alums and volunteers are, and we appreciate their time and assistance very much. A special thank you to Samuel (Micah) Woo, Associate Justice in charge of the competition.
Best wishes to all of the competitors on Wednesday night.
As President of the Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association (WHLA), I have had the opportunity to help foment various partnerships in the legal community. One of the most recent and fruitful of these is our collaboration with the Hispanic Law Student Association (HLSA) at Marquette Law School. While our collaboration began informally, we have recently created a student liaison position on our Board of Directors. Currently, 2L Alex Castro is serving in that capacity. This closer communication with Alex has lead to a number of interesting events.
On October 13, 2016 our associations brought Consul Julian Adem of the brand new Mexican Consulate in Milwaukee to the law school. Mr. Adem presented on the array of functions and services of the Consulate, from providing documents, community education, and legal advice to Mexican nationals, to offering visa services for non-Mexicans who want to travel to Mexico. There was a strong turnout of both students and local attorneys. The information will, without a doubt, help a number of clients and can be shared with the wider networks of those who attended.